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Pyruvate Oxidation Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. Aerobic Fate of Pyruvate: Overview. Mitochondria: Site of Oxidations. Pyruvate Oxidation to Acetyl-CoA. Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex. Complex enzyme 60 polypeptides of 3 kinds In mitocondrion matrix Regulated Inhibited by NADH and GTP
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Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex • Complex enzyme • 60 polypeptides of 3 kinds • In mitocondrion matrix • Regulated • Inhibited by NADH and GTP • Stimulated by insulin
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex • Three enzymes and 5 coenzymes Total MW: 4.5 x 106! Also present: regulatory protein kinase, phosphatase
PDH: The Overall Reaction • Acetyl-CoA enter Krebs cycle • NADH passes e– to O2
-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex ∆Gº= –33.5 kJ/mol
-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex • Cofactors: FAD, NAD+, lipoate, TPP, CoASH • Mechanism PDH complex